Interior Health warns Kamloops drug users of high toxicity fentanyl

KAMLOOPS — Interior Health (IH) has issued an alert for a batch of toxic drugs circulating in Kamloops.

The drugs are sold as down or fentanyl and present as a purple chunky substance.

Testing shows the drugs contain as much as 40-to-45 per cent fentanyl, as well as benzodiazepines. That brings a severe risk of overdose and death. Other users may experience unconsciousness that cannot be resolved with the use of naloxone.

Less dangerous symptoms include feeling more drowsy than usual, memory loss, nausea, a ‘heavy nod’ and dizzyness.